History of the United States - WikipediaThe history of the United States began with the settlement of Indigenous people before 15,000 BC Numerous cultures formed The arrival of Christopher Columbus in the year of 1492 started the European colonization of the Americas Most colonies formed after 1600 By the 1760s, thirteen British colonies contained 2 5 million people along the Atlantic coast east of the Appalachian Mountains

Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections . . . The Russian government interfered in the 2016 U S presidential election with the goal of harming the campaign of Hillary Clinton, boosting the candidacy of Donald Trump, and increasing political discord in the United States Russia's covert activities were first reported by the United States Intelligence Community in October 2016, and confirmed by the Director of National Intelligence office

Roosevelts Critics [ushistory. org]Advocating a program to "share the wealth," U S Senator from Louisiana Huey "Kingfish" Long in August 1935 announced his intention to run for President against FDR, but an assassin's bullet ended his life less than a month later